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Lester Lee Sumner 1915–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1915

Birth Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 November 1979

Death Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Father: Wilford Sumner

Mother: Ida Shields

Spouse(s): Ruth Patteson

Children(s): Edward Sumner, Patricia Patrick

Lester Lee Sumner was born in 1915 in Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of Wilford Grant Sumner And Ida E Shields. In 1940, Lester Lee Sumner resided in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA. Lester Lee Sumner married Ruth Ellen Patteson, and had children including Edward Grant Sumner, Patricia Ruth Sumner Patrick. Lester Lee Sumner passed away in 1979 in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • Lester Lee Sumner was born in 1915 in Mobile, Alabama, USA, the child of Wilford Grant Sumner And Ida E Shields.
  • In 1940, Lester Lee Sumner resided in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA.
  • Lester Lee Sumner married Ruth Ellen Patteson, and had children including Edward Grant Sumner, Patricia Ruth Sumner Patrick.
  • Lester Lee Sumner passed away in 1979 in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Wilford Sumner
1894–1962
Birth Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
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Ida Shields
1896–1979
Birth Location: Arkansas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Patteson
1916–2006
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Edward Sumner
1940–1985
Birth Location: Grand Bay, AL
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Patricia Patrick
1939–2005
Birth Location: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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Lester Sumner's Ancestors

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Lester Sumner
1915–1979
Birth Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Parents
Wilford Grant Sumner
1894–1962
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Ida (E) Shields
1896–1979
Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Sumner
1856–1938
Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Lenora (J) Lester
1868–1933
Riley, Saint Clair, Michigan
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Sumner
1827–1920
Frances Milne
1823–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sumner
1794–1880
Margaret Springer
1800–1867

Lester Sumner's Descendants

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Lester (Lee) Sumner (9 Sep 1915–11 November 1979) m. Ruth (Ellen) Patteson (17 Mar 1916–25 Jun 2006)
  1. 1. Edward (Grant) Sumner 1940–1985 m. Mary (Grace) Brewer 1941–2010
  2. 2. Patricia (Ruth Sumner) Patrick 1939–2005

Lester Sumner's Timeline

3 Records

1915
9 Sep 1915
Birth of Lester Lee Sumner in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Mobile, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Lester Lee Sumner resided here in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
1979
11 November 1979
Age 64
Death of Lester Lee Sumner in Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1915
    Event Place: Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1979
    Event Place: Grand Bay, Mobile, Alabama, USA
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